# SWITCH V2 at Eastern Ladakh, India: deployment

Canonical ID: `4ab52c8c-9a05-4577-b820-2e664853102f`

Indian Army ~$20M contract for SWITCH UAV high-altitude variant. Deployed during Exercise Agneyastra-1 in eastern Ladakh. First significant procurement of Made-in-India drones. 1,000+ systems, 150,000+ missions.

**Trust tier:** Catalog entry · 1 source · not yet field-verified

_Last updated: 2026-08-12_

- **Slug:** ideaforge-switch-eastern-ladakh
- **Status:** operational
- **Model:** [SWITCH V2](/models/ideaforge-technology-switch.md) (id: `358df540-d3e9-466a-b2e5-1a7d01b12e35`)
- **Category:** [Drones](/drones)
- **Company:** [ideaForge Technology](/companies/ideaforge-technology.md) (id: `7fdbe24c-d299-4a18-b509-3cc08cb71552`)
- **Location:** [Eastern Ladakh, India](/locations/eastern-ladakh-india.md) (id: `6d40dbdb-ed83-41b6-b32c-896889984e41`)
- **First seen:** 2021-01-15T00:00:00.000Z

## Verification log (0, append-only)

_No verifications recorded._

## Sources (1)

1. https://swarajyamag.com/defence/watch-indian-armys-latest-exercise-sees-deployment-of-ideaforges-made-in-india-switch-uav-ordered-in-2021

## Common questions

### What is the SWITCH V2 deployment at Eastern Ladakh, India?

SWITCH V2, built by ideaForge Technology, is recorded as a deployment at Eastern Ladakh, India on the DEPLOY registry. ideaForge Technology operates the deployment directly.

### Who operates SWITCH V2 at Eastern Ladakh, India?

ideaForge Technology, the manufacturer of SWITCH V2, operates this deployment directly. This is a maker-deploys-its-own-product arrangement rather than a customer pilot.

### When did the SWITCH V2 deployment at Eastern Ladakh, India go live?

The deployment is recorded as starting January 15, 2021 on the DEPLOY registry. Earlier activity may exist but is not yet sourced.

### Have there been incidents at the SWITCH V2 deployment at Eastern Ladakh, India?

No active incidents affecting this deployment are recorded on the DEPLOY registry. Absence of recorded incidents is not a guarantee no incident occurred; DEPLOY records only sourced incidents and suppresses retracted ones.


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